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One man's free speech is another's slander.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeffrey C. Billman  |  08-13-2007  |  Civil Liberties

Fighting for Your Right to Trademark Dirty Wordsnew

When Cybernet tried to trademark "fuckingmachines" (as in fuckingmachines.com), its request was denied because the patent office believes the word "fuck" is "scandalous" -- now the company is fighting the ruling in court, saying it is unconstitutional.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeffrey C. Billman  |  06-07-2007  |  Civil Liberties

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